I really enjoyed VIR today. It was a little damp in the morning session on the South course, which made me a little tentative (as if knowing that the brakes will fade if I use them too much isn't enough to make me tentative). It was dry when we hit the North course later in the morning, but I still wasn't fast. There are a lot of really fast blind turns on the North course. I was just starting to get the hang of it on my third lap. Both of the short courses are fun, but the North course would definitely take more than 3 laps to learn.
In the afternoon, we ran the full course, which eliiminated the more difficult sections of the North course and combined the rest with the South course for a very long and fast course. Just scary enough to keep you on your toes, but with only a couple of the hidden apexes that are so common on the North course.
Overall, I really liked VIR. It would be a long haul from Florida, but I could see spending a weekend there.
Jeff got a nice nap a while ago and is driving now. We'll be in Beaver Falls, PA by around 10pm. I need some sleep, myself...
Should have some photos to post later.
Way to hang with the SSGT1 Porsches!!
Posted by: dsp83gti | 05/09/2008 at 06:14 AM
Peak HP = 108. Peak Torque = 103. Max speed on the straights = 101 mph. The fact that I could hang with ANYONE makes me happy!
Posted by: Loren | 05/09/2008 at 10:09 AM